Two solar companies are starting the Independence Day weekend in a good mood after President Obama announced nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments in his weekly video address.Obama said the move was an attempt at “accelerating the transition to a cl …

Yet another “lost decade” anniversary: Ten years ago Wednesday was the peak of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index in that era’s bull market.The S&P topped out at 1,527.46 on March 24, 2000, two weeks after the Nasdaq composite set its all-time closing …